wealthy men who owned the farms when the farmers were at war used slave labor so when the farmers got back they had no job
. Many farmers could not compete with these low prices and lost or sold their farms.
Cheap slave labor in turn resulted in the unemployment of the the people of Rome who became dependent on hand-outs from the state.
The wars of conquest which expanded the area ruled by Rome also created huge numbers of slaves as war prisoners to work on the estates of the aristos and in the state-owned mines. In effect this drove wages down and made large numbers of "free citizens" unemployed. ,
a major cause was slavery, which made it harder for paid workers to find jobs. This is one reason why so many young men joined the army.
farmers who had to pay Romans to work their farms had to discontinue their farms because they were only losing money.
everyone who worked at a farm (and that’s a lot of people) were now unemployed the farmers could not afford to pay them
.
If they are unemployed, there were not able to contribute to society or pay taxes and also, as a result, crime rates increased drastically in ancient Rome.
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- everyone who worked at a farm (and that’s a lot of people) were now unemployed the farmers could not afford to pay them
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http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/01/04/behind-december-jobs-report-why-america-unemployment-rate-remains-so-high/#ixzz2I9FDR2iB
http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/09/08/u-s-unemployment-the-facts-wed-rather-not-face/
http://www.facethefactsusa.org/categories/jobs--economy/
Today’s unemployment